This is good old Swiss from our stables. He sees any opportunity to be a comedian and he just can't resist. If his stall is unlocked he knows how to open it and raid the hay pile. Sneaky old guy let me tell you! He's the sweetest horse in the barn, the best greeter of humans and horses, but he has a devilish streak for getting into mischief if the opportunity presents itself. Our own personal Mr. Ed.!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Christmas Tree DE-Light
Thought all of you might appreciate this...
I got out my huge pre-lit 3 year old Christmas Tree today to dress it all up for the season. Just about every other branch wouldn't light. I changed fuses, bulbs, cords and fiddled for hours on the internet trying to discover what ailed my poor tree... spotted fever?
Well, I came to the conclusion that some of the light strands had overheated and melted the wiring so I checked the warranty. No luck, it was out of date.
In order to save Christmas I went to plan-B....save the Tree....scrap the lights.
The De-Lighting commenced at about 4pm.
My two boys and one of their friends worked on the tree for 4 hours with me. They are saints!
I don't think I can touch it for a few days now...I'm still to mad at it for puking out on me! It's only 3!
In between changing heavy metal music, pizza bites, and clipping the lights off our tree
with a side cutter, Brandon had some hilarious commentary during the procedure:
"I hate pre-lit Christmas trees....mine don't work and now i have to rip all the lights off of it and they are KNOTTED INto the tree so.......BBBRRRUGH!"
"Never buy Christmas trees from countries that don't celebrate Christmas. (especially CHINA!)"
"I'm pretty sure this is child abuse. They are going to ask me if I'm EMO when i get to school, my arms look whacked!"
"Is this a communist plot to terrorize Americans via CHRISTMAS trees? Eventually the pre-lit tree trend HAS to go!"
"Finally done DE-lighting my retarded tree.....4 hours later!"
Yeah, he was a little hot under the collar by the time we were done, but all for a good cause. We get to have a tree!.. ( And I promised him $20 for he and his friend to spend on football cards tomorrow. I'm not THAT mean of a MOM!) Ha
My friend and her Famiy had to do the SAME THING today. She called it her "man-eating tree" when she looked down at her family's hands and they were all scratched and scraped to bits.
Now if this happens to you, you'll know what to do, wear gloves!
Monday, November 22, 2010
CORN CASSEROLE
CORN CASSEROLE
1 can whole kernel yellow corn, undrained
1 can cream style yellow corn
1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream
2 eggs, beaten
1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix
1 stick butter, melted
Mix all together and pour into large, lightly oiled casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes.
Monday, October 25, 2010
NDEA 3 Days
We had so much fun over NDEA this year. The kids were out of school Friday and we took advantage of the time off by trecking through South Dakota. WOW, the fall colors were beautiful as were all the sights we saw! Sometime I'll get my pix together and post the art photos from our trip. Amazing, just amazing! If you haven't visited yet, plug it in for next year's October fun. The temps were great and comfortable, and the fog lifted by mid morning. COOL!
Interesting Signs From our Road Trip
Ok, let me understand this right, it's 10 dollars a person, but if you have less than six people it's free, but if you have a whole car load it's $27. What were they thinking? HA!
Like there aren't any large cattle? They don't really come in small and medium!
This was at Wall Drug. IF the hotel had anything OTHER than color TV I would be severely worried! BTW, this is NOT where we stayed. HA!
Yes, they have a posted a sign at the park entrance, but NOT near the prairie dogs. They actually have THE bubonic plague, BLACK DEATH, that killed everyone back in the 1300's. OUCH!
A wheelchair ramp connecting two platforms at CrazyHorse actually had a sign that said, NO WHEELCHAIRS. Things that make you go hmmm!
Ehhhhh, someone tell the sign maker that the viewpoint is covered by the dew point! U can't see nothing jack!
Who would make a tunnel of rock to DRIVE thru then put a sign that said FALLING ROCK right next to it. Makes you want to ZOOOM thru right? He He
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